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Saturday 30 March 1963
Detectives wearing grass skirts arrested a rock singer. The detectives, who were also carrying mouth organs, called on American rock singer and band leader Jimmy “Baby Face” Lewis. They were there for an interview, but instead charged Lewis with peddling drugs to other entertainers. A list of 100 customers, including prominent show people from Hollywood, was found.
The government has ordered a team of top scientists to produce, by autumn, plans for a series of robot post offices to be set up in space. Plan 1 calls for the launching of a dozen satellites about 8,000 miles above the Earth. Plan 2 calls for the launching of three or four satellites 23,000 miles above the Earth. Mr Roy Mason, Labour MP, warned that Britain should not be dependent on America for satellite links.
The special levy on the advertising of Independent Television companies may rise to £4 in every £10. Their first £1,250,000 a year gross advertising revenue will be free of any special levy. But on the next £8,000,000 22 1/2 percent will have to be paid, and above £9,250,000 the levy will rise to 40 percent.
The Goons are to appear on BBC television, in a series of 26 puppet shows lasting 15 minutes each. The BBC is believed to have bought the British rights for more than £150,000. The last radio Goon show was in 1959.
Grand National favourites: Springbok 10/1, Loving Record 12/1, Dagmar Gittell 14/1, Owen’s Sedge 16/1, Kilmore 16/1. Only four clear favourites have won this century.
Television highlights: Juke Box Jury with Hattie Jacques and Eric Sykes. Saturday Sport - the FA Cup and Grand National. The Third Man - new series of adventures.
Radio highlights: Shanty Time. Motoring.
Weather: rain, sunny intervals. Outlook - warmer. 6c, 43f.